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Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI – Farmers growing flowers and ornamental trees for Tết holidays in many provinces are waiting for a bumper crop this year. Some are happy with their gardens, promising a profitable income while the others are facing a poor season due to unusual weather. In central Bình Định Province’s An Nhơn Town, many farmers have brought yellow apricot blossom trees, a symbol of Tết in the south, along the National Highway 1A and inter-communal roads for sale. Many traders have rushed into the town to purchase the trees. Nguyễn Ngọc Hải, farmer in Trung Định Village in An Nhơn Town told Thanh Niên (Young People) newspaper he expected to sell more than 1,000 out of 2,500 apricot blossom pots this Tết. He has sold more than 700 pots to traders so far. Hải said the weather this year did not bring much rainfall and was quite warm and sunny, creating favorable … [Read more...] about Ornamental flower farmers gain different crops this Tết

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Across cities in Việt Nam, building high-rise apartments is gaining popularity as urban populations swell while ground space remains limited. However, as cities’ residential areas expand upwards, so does the number of disputes between residents and investors of these buildings, thanks to what many have described as legal insufficiencies and regulation limitations, despite efforts to follow the Law on Housing 2014. According to a recent report by the Ministry of Construction, 215 apartment building projects in 43 cities and provinces of Việt Nam are currently embroiled in such disputes, with 108 of them occurring between investors and residents and the remaining having to do with land reclamation, land clearance and other civil matters. The most common contentious issues the authorities have dealt with include disputes on the space assigned for different uses, complaints of building owners converting advertised public space … [Read more...] about Disputes crop up as apartment buildings become more popular

Farmers harvest lotus seeds in Dong Thap province’s Thanh Binh district. (Source: VNA) Dong Thap (VNS/VNA) - Farmers in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap have begun to use more than 3,000ha of low-yield rice fields for growing fruits and other crops this year. They are growing mostly corn, sesame, soybean, sweet potato, lotus, mango, longan, orange and dragon fruit, and their incomes have doubled or even tripled, according to local authorities. Those growing corn have average yields of 8-12 tonnes per hectare per crop and each time earn 7-10 million VND (300-430 USD) higher than rice. Provincial authorities have encouraged farmers to use infertile paddies to grow corn and establish concentrated areas for the crop. The province has zoned such concentrated corn areas in Hong Ngu, Thanh Binh, Tam Nong, Lap Vo and Lai Vung districts. In the 2018-19 winter-spring crop, the province offered rice farmers a subsidy of 3 million VND (130 USD) per hectare for … [Read more...] about Dong Thap rice farmers switch to other crops, incomes rise

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has a golden opportunity to capitalise on Prime Minister Theresa May's weakness after European Union leaders rejected her Brexit plans on Thursday. (Photo: AFP/Paul Ellis) With Theresa May reeling after European Union leaders rejected her Brexit plans, it is the first conference that party leader Jeremy Corbyn can see a realistic route to becoming prime minister. But the 5,000 pro-EU protesters who marched to the conference centre in Liverpool, north-west England, highlighted the pressure he is now under to steer his party towards a second Brexit referendum. Party members expected to vote in favour of such a measure on Tuesday, throwing up ideological and practical concerns for veteran socialist Corbyn. He has long been a critic of the EU's free-trade policies and must also find a way to reconcile the traditional working-class wing of his party, who mostly voted for Brexit, and his own army of younger supporters that want to stay in the bloc. … [Read more...] about UK Labour seeks to solve Brexit split, anti Semitism row

Italy and Malta appeared to be heading for another spat over migrant arrivals after the Italian interior minister on Friday (Jul 13) said he would not allow a ship carrying over 400 people to dock. The Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms Astral sailboat arrives at Barcelona's harbour on Jul 4, 2018, after coordinating with the Open Arms rescue ship to rescue 60 migrants as they tried to cross from Libya after Italy and Malta refused access. (Photo: AFP/LLUIS GENE) Matteo Salvini, also deputy prime minister and leader of the nationalist League party, continued the hardline approach to migrants crossing the Mediterranean that has already seen him clash with Malta and other EU nations over a fishing vessel currently taking 450 people towards the Italian island of Lampedusa. Meanwhile, Valetta said the ship was closer to Italy and those on board wanted to head for its shores. Last month Malta was forced to take the German NGO boat Lifeline carrying over 234 migrants, just days after … [Read more...] about New row brewing between Italy and Malta over migrant arrivals

Lunchtime in Taipei’s Ximending district is a test of wills and patience as tourists and locals jostle at restaurants and street stalls to choose from steamed and fried dumplings, flat and thin noodles, stuffed pancakes, grills and desserts. In this foodie haven, one item makes only an occasional appearance on menus and on plates - rice. Once a staple of Taiwanese diets, rice consumption per person has fallen more than two-thirds in 50 years, according to the United Nations’ Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), as “smart crops” and “super foods” muscle their way onto plates. It is the steepest drop in Asia but a trend across the continent as urbanization, rising incomes, climate change and concerns about health and food supplies drive a push for alternatives for the future such as millets and more protein. “I ate a lot of rice when I was younger but now I eat more vegetables, fish and meat. It’s healthier,” said Guan-Po Lin, … [Read more...] about As Asians get rich and healthy, ‘smart crops’ replace rice on future menus

Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Dak Lak (VNA) – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has asked South Central and Central Highlands provinces to strive to produce at least 2.5 million tonnes of rice in this year’s upcoming crops. The MARD made the call during a conference held in Buon Ma Thuot city of the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak to review rice production in the 2017-2018 winter-spring crop in the regions and launch this year’s production plan. Accordingly, the provinces plan to grow more than 448,600 ha of rice in this year’s upcoming crops, with half of them being planted in the summer-autumn crop. The ministry also instructed the provinces to arrange suitable time for rice growing and apply cultivation techniques to avoid drought and lessen its impacts to rice production. In the 2017-2018 winter-spring crop, the South Central and Central Highlands provinces planted more than 320,470 ha of rice, yielding an estimated … [Read more...] about Central provinces target 2.5 million tonnes of rice in upcoming crops

US President Donald Trump. (Photo: AFP/Nicholas Kamm) The United States joined Britain's allies in Europe and around the world Monday (Mar 26) in expelling scores of suspected Russian spies in an unprecedented response to a nerve agent attack. At least 114 alleged agents working under diplomatic cover were ordered out by 21 governments, dwarfing similar measures in even the most notorious Cold War spying disputes, and marking a British diplomatic victory. Washington led the way, ordering out 60 alleged agents, in a new blow to US-Russia ties less than a week after President Donald Trump congratulated Vladimir Putin on his re-election. Canada, Ukraine, Albania and most European Union states matched the move with smaller-scale expulsions, after Britain urged allies to respond to the poisoning of double agent Sergei Skripal. Russia has denied it was behind the attempted assassination, which left Skripal and his daughter gravely ill in perhaps the first nerve agent attack in Europe … [Read more...] about US expels 60 Russians as allies back Britain in spy row

While Vietnam has imported genetically modified (GM) corn and soybeans for around decade, the country is trying to set up a legal framework for the application of biotechnology domestically. Vietnam has already imported GM corn and soybeans for feed production for around one decade The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) held a seminar on October 10 in Hanoi to collect opinions about a draft circular which would approve the process of issuing and revoking certificates for GM crops to be used as food and feed. The four-chapter, six-article draft regulation compiled by MARD is considered a step towards the application of biotechnology, creating a legal framework and giving a green light to the development of GM crops in the country in the time to come. The circular applies to organsations, households and individuals in the country, overseas Vietnamese, foreign organisations and individuals carrying out activities of or related to the issuing and revocation of a … [Read more...] about Vietnam gives green light to genetically modified crops

A Vietnam court sentenced one farmer to death and given multiple-year jail terms to two others this week for fatally shooting three employees of a company in a land dispute in October 2016. A prolonged conflict between Long Son Co. and a group of farmers who had planted crops on a piece of land already allocated to the company in Dak Nong Province turned violent, and ultimately deadly, on the morning of October 23, 2016. As some of the Long Son Co. employees, ‘armed’ with shields and knives, rushed to the disputed land with a tractor to ‘level’ it, two farmers fought back with sports guns, eventually killing three of the ‘intruders’ on the spot, while injuring 13 others. ‘Unjustified verdicts’ Four farmers and two members of Long Son Co. involved in the deadly land row began standing trial on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the Dak Nong People’s Court imposed capital punishment on Dang Van Hien, who is responsible for all the three … [Read more...] about ​Vietnam farmers get death, long jail terms for murder in deadly land row